“Crashing Down on Us” 77 Model Manufacturer Type Description Events MiG-29 Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RAC MiG), a subsidiary of UAC283 Multirole Fighter Jet The MiG-29 (reported variants in Myanmar military service: B, SE, SM, UB) is a twin-engine multi-role fighter built in Russia. MiG29 is equipped with a GSh30-1 30mm autocannon and seven hardpoints, allowing it to carry up to 6500 kg of ordinance.284 On June 30, 2022, a MiG-29 Myanmar fighter jet crossed 4-5 kilometers into Thailand’s airspace over Phop Phra District. The incident occurred amid intensified fighting between Myanmar government troops and Karen soldiers in Myawaddy, opposite Ban Wao Lay Tai village in Tak Province.287 Between 2001 and 2014, Russia supplied a total of 30 MiG fighters to the Myanmar military, with the final delivery occurring in 2014.285 However, as of now, only 28 MiG fighters remain operational.286 On February 29, 2024, a MiG-29 reportedly crashed near Kyo Wun village in Salin township, with Myanmar Witness identifying the aircraft by its tail number, 2721.288 283 Airforce Technology, “MiG-29SMT Fulcrum Multirole Fighter Aircraft,” website, https://www.airforce-technology.com/ projects/mig-29smt-fulcrum-multirole-fighter-aircraft; Business & Human Rights, “Companies Linked with Burma,” website, https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/companies-linked-with-burma/. See also, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews, The Billion Dollar Death Trade, p. 13. 284 Centre for Information Resilience (Myanmar Witness), “MiG-29,” website, https://www.info-res.org/myanmarwitness/guides/mig-29/. 285 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Arms Transfer Database, accessed July 29, 2025, https://armstransfers. sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/TransferData/transferDetail?entityId=772664, https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ TransferData/transferDetail?entityId=773955, and https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/TransferData/ transferDetail?entityId=755910. 286 “2025 World Air Forces Directory,” Flight Global, November 25, 2024, https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/2025world-air-forces-directory/160846.article. 287 Assawin Pinitiwong & Wassana Nanuam, “Myanmar Fighter Jet Crosses into Thailand’s Air Space in Tak,” Bangkok Post, June 30, 2022, https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2337188/myanmar-fighter-jet-crosses-intothailands-air-space-in-tak. 288 Centre for Information Resilience (Myanmar Witness), “A Military Jet Reportedly Crashed Near the Village of Kyo Wun in Salin Township,” February 29, 2024, https://www.info-res.org/myanmar-witness/timelines/#timeline-eventmyanmar-witness-timelines-a-military-jet-reportedly-crashed-near-the-village-of-kyo-wun-in-salin-township.